At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.
We are seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead our Resilience Engineering team. This role is critical in ensuring the safety and reliability of our production systems through proactive validation techniques, including production load testing and chaos engineering.
You will lead the development of systems and practices that allow engineers to safely test system behavior under stress and failure conditions in production, ensuring issues are discovered and mitigated before they impact real users.
Proven experience leading engineering teams in reliability, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Hands-on experience with production load testing, chaos engineering, or large-scale system validation.
Experience with leveraging a chaos engineering vendor such as Gremlin, Harness, or something similar.
Strong understanding of failure modes in distributed systems, including latency, partial failure, and cascading outages.
Experience building or operating systems with strong safety guarantees (isolation, rate limiting, guardrails, auditability).
Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and observability tooling.
Strong programming background (e.g., Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar).
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to balance long-term resilience investments with immediate business needs.
Strong communication and leadership skills, with a track record of influencing engineering practices across teams.
Base Pay Grade - P
Equity Grade - 13
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: 230,000 - 290,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: 204,000 - 264,000
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Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
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